Insights and Stories on Wheat Futures

U.S. grains: Soy, corn firm on weather worries, bargain buying

May. 8, 2018 at 6:47 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean and corn futures rose Tuesday on bargain hunting following Monday’s sharp declines, and worries about wet forecasts slowing planting in portions of the northern Midwest, analysts said. U.S. wheat futures finished mixed, with Chicago Board of Trade soft red winter wheat futures rising while […]

U.S. grains: Soy hits one-month low as soymeal falls

May. 7, 2018 at 5:36 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Soybeans stumble as U.S.-China trade talks disappoint

May. 4, 2018 at 5:35 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn hit multimonth highs

May. 3, 2018 at 8:02 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Soybeans drop on bleak export view

May. 2, 2018 at 5:30 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Corn, wheat climb on weather worries

Apr. 30, 2018 at 7:39 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures climbed to a nine-month peak Monday on worries about U.S. Midwest planting delays as more rain is expected across the region this week and dry weather stoked concerns over South American corn production. U.S. wheat futures also rallied as dry conditions stressed winter […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Soymeal leads soybean futures higher

Apr. 27, 2018 at 6:42 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures jumped 1.7 per cent on Friday, their fourth straight day of gains, on expectations that the U.S. will boost its share of the soymeal export market due to harvest shortfalls in Argentina, traders said. Corn futures firmed, hitting a nine-month […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Corn, wheat futures back away from peaks

Apr. 26, 2018 at 5:25 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures eased on Thursday on a round of profit-taking following a rally to a nine-month high, with forecasts for improved planting weather in key growing areas also weighing on prices, traders said. “The central and southern Midwest and Delta should finally see an extended […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Corn hits nine-month high

Apr. 25, 2018 at 4:27 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures rallied to a nine-month peak and wheat rose to its highest in nearly seven weeks on Wednesday, supported by a round of short-covering amid persistent concerns about adverse weather curtailing harvest expectations for both grains, traders said. Soybean futures also were firm, with […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Wheat, soy, corn rebound after early drops

Apr. 24, 2018 at 3:14 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures rallied on Tuesday, surging 2.4 per cent on a bargain buying rebound after falling to their lowest in nearly three weeks early in the session. The gains in wheat spilled over into the corn market and soybean futures also rose, snapping a four […]

By Mark Weinraub